Global executive search and assessment firm Russell Reynolds Associates has appointed Deborah Op den Kamp and John Rice as executive directors to the firm’s consumer practice.

Op den Kamp will be based in San Francisco, California, and Rice will be based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Op den Kamp joins Russell Reynolds after nine years with marketing communications firm J Walter Thompson (JWT), most recently as global business director in London working with Nokia and HSBC.

Rice joins the firm from global technology store Best Buy, where he was most recently vice-president, merchandising — entertainment.